Issue Information – TOC
Published date | 01 June 2017 |
DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12021 |
Date | 01 June 2017 |
International
Labour
Review
2017 2 > Volume 156/2 June
Contents
147 Unacceptable forms of work: A multidimensional model
Deirdre McCANN and Judy FUDGE
Unacceptable forms of work (UFW) have been identied as an “area of critical
importance” for the ILO as it approaches its centenary. Yet there is currently no
comprehensive elaboration of the dimensions, causes or manifestations of UFW.
This article reports on a research project that has proposed such a framework.
The article rst investigates and reconceptualizes key discourses on contemporary
work to identify their contribution to an analytically rigorous conception of UFW.
It then outlines a novel multidimensional model that has been designed for use by
local policy actors in identifying and targeting UFW in countries across a range of
income levels.
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185 Social security and rm performance: The case of Vietnamese SMEs
Sangheon LEE and Nina TORM
This article investigates how social security provision – a key determinant of for-
mality – impacts on small and medium-sized rm performance in Viet Nam. Based
on enterprise census data covering all registered rms from 2006 to 2011, the au-
thors nd that rms which increase their social security coverage by 10 per cent
experience a revenue gain of 1.4–2.0 per cent per worker and a prot gain of up to
1.8 per cent, depending on the survival time of the rm. However, given the time
lag between “investment” (in social security contributions) and returns (enhanced
rm performance), specic policy measures such as initial social insurance subsides
for small rms could increase participation in mandatory schemes.
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